EP0801628B1 - Dispositif de croisement de convoyeurs a palettes et dispositif de changement de palette pour convoyeur a palettes - Google Patents

Dispositif de croisement de convoyeurs a palettes et dispositif de changement de palette pour convoyeur a palettes Download PDF

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EP0801628B1
EP0801628B1 EP96901029A EP96901029A EP0801628B1 EP 0801628 B1 EP0801628 B1 EP 0801628B1 EP 96901029 A EP96901029 A EP 96901029A EP 96901029 A EP96901029 A EP 96901029A EP 0801628 B1 EP0801628 B1 EP 0801628B1
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    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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    • B23K37/04—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work
    • B23K37/047—Auxiliary devices or processes, not specially adapted to a procedure covered by only one of the preceding main groups for holding or positioning work moving work to adjust its position between soldering, welding or cutting steps
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    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D65/00—Designing, manufacturing, e.g. assembling, facilitating disassembly, or structurally modifying motor vehicles or trailers, not otherwise provided for
    • B62D65/02—Joining sub-units or components to, or positioning sub-units or components with respect to, body shell or other sub-units or components
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
    • B65G17/002—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface comprising load carriers resting on the traction element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G17/00—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface
    • B65G17/06—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms
    • B65G17/08—Conveyors having an endless traction element, e.g. a chain, transmitting movement to a continuous or substantially-continuous load-carrying surface or to a series of individual load-carriers; Endless-chain conveyors in which the chains form the load-carrying surface having a load-carrying surface formed by a series of interconnected, e.g. longitudinal, links, plates, or platforms the surface being formed by the traction element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
    • B65G47/53—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices between conveyors which cross one another
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
    • B23P2700/00—Indexing scheme relating to the articles being treated, e.g. manufactured, repaired, assembled, connected or other operations covered in the subgroups
    • B23P2700/50—Other automobile vehicle parts, i.e. manufactured in assembly lines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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  • the present invention relates to a device for crossing of pallet conveyors, in particular conveyors used in a production workshop. She also relates to a pallet changing device for a pallet conveyor, implementing the device aforementioned crossing.
  • each island must be able to adapt to the realization of different types of subsets or sets, so that each island has different pallets adapted to different types of sub-assemblies presented at the entrance of the work island.
  • a transverse pallet store to the conveyor.
  • This store is generally made under the shape of a trolley or ferry having an axis of translation substantially perpendicular to the direction of the conveyor.
  • This ferry is associated with a motor control which allows it to move transversely to place the correct pallet on the conveyor.
  • the latter is itself provided with means of training the palette which can for example consist of a self-propelled trolley comprising means for hanging it to the selected palette and means for its guiding and steering in translation along the track main, in order to place the pallet at different positions associated with the different workstations of the small island.
  • a self-propelled trolley comprising means for hanging it to the selected palette and means for its guiding and steering in translation along the track main, in order to place the pallet at different positions associated with the different workstations of the small island.
  • the invention therefore also relates to a device for pallet change for a pallet conveyor.
  • the first object of the invention is therefore a device crossing of pallet conveyors, comprising a central part and portions of conveyors connected to the central part, each of these conveyor portions including a traffic lane to support pallets and means for driving these pallets along this traffic lane.
  • the lanes of at least two of the portions of conveyors are arranged at different altitudes
  • the central part has lifting means to move vertically a pallet located on this central part between altitudes corresponding to different altitudes traffic lanes for conveyor portions
  • this pallet has peripheral hooking means arranged opposite at least one of the portions of conveyors, can be engaged and disengaged during a vertical displacement of this pallet caused by aforementioned lifting means with hooking means counterparts associated with this portion of conveyor.
  • homologous attachment means can be combined directly or indirectly to the conveyor portion corresponding. More specifically, these fastening members counterparts can be carried either by a pallet located on the portion of the conveyor to which they are associates, either directly by the training means of this portion of conveyor being integral with a carriage sliding parallel to the traffic lane of this portion of conveyor.
  • the attachment means are hooks of the shape cooperation type.
  • the device has two main conveyor portions, the traffic lanes extend at the same altitude in a main direction on either side of the central part and at least a portion of conveyor secondary whose lane extends to a different altitude in a substantially secondary direction perpendicular to the main direction.
  • the traffic lanes portions of main conveyors are located one altitude lower than that of the taxiway of the portion of secondary conveyor.
  • the device comprises two portions of secondary conveyors including the traffic extend at the same altitude depending on the secondary direction on either side of the game central.
  • the central part includes a central portion of main conveyor having a fixed traffic connecting the traffic lanes of the two portions of main conveyors, so that these three portions form a continuous portion of conveyor main, and a central portion of secondary conveyor having a traveling lane vertically between a high position in which it extends into the extension of the taxiway for the portion of secondary conveyor and a low position in which it authorizes the circulation of a pallet on the way to circulation of the central portion of main conveyor.
  • the portions of conveyors main form a main conveyor, this conveyor having training means which include a carriage mounted to slide on a slide parallel to the main conveyor lane equipped with retractable means for coupling to a pallet carried by the main conveyor traffic lane.
  • the invention also relates to a device pallet change for pallet conveyor, comprising a crossing device according to the invention, in which the secondary conveyor portions form parking lanes for pallets.
  • the peripheral attachment means of this palette which are associated with the portion of main conveyor on which the pallet is placed replace are engaged with the hanging means corresponding devices in this palette to be replaced.
  • the means of driving the conveyor portions main then move the two pallets thus coupled, so that the pallet to be replaced is placed on the central part, while the replacement palette is placed on another portion of conveyor main adjacent to the central part.
  • the means of lifting, and therefore the pallet to be replaced, are placed at the altitude corresponding to the portion of secondary conveyor on which we want to park this palette.
  • the peripheral attachment means of this pallet are disengaged from the peripheral attachment means replacement pallet.
  • the means for driving the portion of secondary conveyor drive the pallet to be replaced on this portion up to a parking position in which is fully clear of the central part. We thus realized the pallet change desired.
  • FIGs 1 to 4 there is shown a device crossing of two pallet conveyors in accordance with the invention.
  • conveyors main 1 and 3 of a main conveyor 5 extending in a main direction
  • secondary conveyors 7, 9 of a secondary conveyor 11 extending in a secondary direction substantially perpendicular to the main direction.
  • Portions 1, 3, 7, 9 are connected to a central part 13 which is therefore located at the intersection of conveyors 5 and 11.
  • Three pallets 15, 17, 19 are, in the configuration of the Figure 1, respectively arranged on the portion of conveyor 1, the central part 13 and the portion of conveyor 7.
  • Each of the portions 1, 3, 7 and 9 has a traffic lane, referenced at 25 for conveyor 5 and at 27 for the conveyor 11, to support the pallets and means for driving these pallets along this traffic lane.
  • each taxiway 25, 27 has a support plate 29 border by two longitudinal guide borders 31.
  • the means for driving the pallets are produced under the shape of a conveyor belt 33 covering the plate 29.
  • the path 25 of the conveyor 5 extends to an altitude that is different from that of the circulation 27 of the conveyor 11. More precisely, the altitude of track 25 is significantly smaller than the altitude of track 27.
  • the central part 13 is movable between a low position in which it extends at the same altitude as track 25 and a position high in which it extends at the same altitude as the track 27. This central part thus forms a means of lifting to vertically move a pallet located on this central part (palette 17 in the configuration of Figure 1) between two altitudes corresponding to altitudes of tracks 25 and 27.
  • the pallets 15, 17, 19 have means peripheral attachment 21 arranged, when the pallet is located on the central part 13, opposite the conveyor portions 1, 3, 7, 9.
  • These hooking means devices can be engaged and disengaged with homologous attachment means for a pallet located on a conveyor portions, when moving vertically of the pallet with the central part 13. More precisely, these attachment means are arranged so that the means for hanging a pallet located on the part control unit 13 (pallet 17 in the configuration of the figure 1) are engaged with the means of attachment of a pallet located on a taxiway whose altitude is the same as that of the central part 13, and are disengaged from the means for hooking a pallet located on a taxiway at a different altitude.
  • the hooking means 21 are constituted by hooks U-shaped whose branches extend horizontally.
  • the central part 13 is in the low position, that is to say at the same altitude as track 25 portions 1 and 3 of conveyor 5.
  • the hook 21 opposite the portion 1 is therefore engaged with the corresponding hook 21 of the pallet 15, while the hook 21 of the pallet 17 opposite the portion 7 is disengaged from the corresponding hook of the palette 19.
  • the central part 13 is in the high position, that is to say that it extends to an altitude identical to that of the track 27 of the conveyor 11.
  • the hook 21 of the pallet 17 opposite the portion 7 is engaged with the corresponding hook 21 of the pallet 19, while the hook 21 of the pallet 17 opposite the portion 1 is disengaged from the hook 21 corresponding to the pallet 15.
  • FIG. 1 to 4 there is illustrated by way of example in Figures 1 to 4 the different steps for to pass the pallet 17 on the portion 9 of the secondary conveyor 11 and pallet 19 on the conveyor main 5.
  • the initial step is illustrated in Figure 1.
  • Pallets 15 and 17 are both arranged on the main conveyor 5 and are coupled to each other by their hooks 21, the central part 13 being in position low.
  • Pallet 19 is placed on portion 7 of the secondary conveyor 11 in standby position.
  • the central part 13 is actuated to come into its high position and place the pallet 17 at the altitude of track 27 of the secondary conveyor 11.
  • the hook 21 of the pallet 17 which is located in look of the pallet 15 disengages from the corresponding hook 21 of this palette.
  • the hook 21 of the pallet 17 which is located opposite pallet 19 engages with the corresponding hook 21 of this pallet.
  • the pallet 17 is completely detached from pallet 15 and is coupled to the pallet 19.
  • the treadmill 33 of the portion 7 causes the pallet 19 towards the central part 13.
  • the pallet 17 is pushed by the pallet 19 on the portion 9 and is in turn driven by the treadmill 33 of this portion to come to place entirely on the portion 9.
  • the treadmills 33 of the portions 7 and 9 are immobilized.
  • the part control unit 13 is actuated to return to its position low, so that the hook 21 of the pallet 19 which is located opposite the pallet 17 is disengaged from the hook 21 corresponding to this pallet and the hook 21 of the pallet 19 which is opposite pallet 15 is engaged with the corresponding hook 21 of this pallet.
  • Pallet 19 is then coupled to pallet 15 and can so travel with it on track 25 of the conveyor main 5.
  • FIG 5 there is shown an embodiment more sophisticated crossover device, adapted the creation of a pallet change device for a pallet conveyor of the type used in a assembly workshop, in particular an assembly workshop for sheet metal parts.
  • This device includes a conveyor main 41 intended to serve various substations work (not shown) and comprising three portions of conveyor, including two end portions 45 and 47 and one central portion 49. These three portions include a track of common circulation which is carried out in the form of two rails 51, 53 carried by a trellis structure classic metal which will not be described further.
  • the rails 51, 53 of the three portions 45, 47, 49 are connected to each other to form two continuous rails that one has designated by the same references 51, 53 so as not to weigh down the figure.
  • a pallet 55 is carried by the rails 51, 53 of the conveyor 41.
  • This pallet 55 comprises a chassis 57 mounted on wheels 59 which are supported on the rails 51, 53.
  • the chassis 57 is produced in the form of a assembly of beams comprising two parallel uprights 61 and a series of transverse bars 63.
  • the wheels 59 are six in number and are set by three on each amounts 61.
  • the conveyor 41 is equipped with a drive means of the pallet 55 which controls the movement of this pallet on the rails 51, 53.
  • this plea drive is made in the form of a carriage 65 which is mounted to slide on a longitudinal slide 67.
  • This carriage 65 is here shown in a position away from pallet 55 for better readability of the figure. But, in service, this trolley is located under the pallet 55 to ensure the training thereof on the conveyor 41.
  • the carriage 65 comprises, for its coupling to the pallet 55, retractable coupling means which are here made in the form of two fingers 69 moving between an extended position in which they penetrate when the carriage 65 is located below the pallet 55, in associated housings (not shown) formed in two of the transverse bars 63, for coupling the carriage 65 to the pallet 55, and a retracted position in which the carriage 65 can slide on the slide 67 independently of the pallet 55.
  • retractable coupling means which are here made in the form of two fingers 69 moving between an extended position in which they penetrate when the carriage 65 is located below the pallet 55, in associated housings (not shown) formed in two of the transverse bars 63, for coupling the carriage 65 to the pallet 55, and a retracted position in which the carriage 65 can slide on the slide 67 independently of the pallet 55.
  • the device further comprises two portions of secondary conveyors 71 and 73 which are connected in look at each other at the central portion 49 of the conveyor 41.
  • These two portions of conveyors are here identical and each has a traffic lane produced in the form of two rails 75, 77 substantially perpendicular to the rails 51, 53 of the main conveyor 41 and mounted on a metal trellis supporting structure classic which will not be described further.
  • the rails 75 and 77 are further equipped with rolling plates 81 which have a plurality of bearings 83 intended for ensure the sliding of a pallet such as 55 on the rails 75, 77.
  • the rails 75, 77 extend in a plane located at an altitude different from that of rails 51, 53 of conveyor 41.
  • the altitude of the rails 75, 77 is significantly higher than the altitude of the rails 51, 53.
  • the device further comprises a portion central secondary conveyor 85 arranged between the portions of secondary conveyors 71 and 73 and comprising a vertically movable traffic lane between a high position in which it extends to the same altitude as the rails 75, 77 of the conveyor portions secondary 71 and 73, and a low position in which it extends at an altitude lower than that of the rails 51, 53 of the main conveyor, to allow circulation of the pallet 55 on the central portion 49 of the conveyor 41.
  • a portion central secondary conveyor 85 arranged between the portions of secondary conveyors 71 and 73 and comprising a vertically movable traffic lane between a high position in which it extends to the same altitude as the rails 75, 77 of the conveyor portions secondary 71 and 73, and a low position in which it extends at an altitude lower than that of the rails 51, 53 of the main conveyor, to allow circulation of the pallet 55 on the central portion 49 of the conveyor 41.
  • the traffic lane for portion 85 is here consisting of four sections of rails, two of which sections 87 are arranged, in the high position, in the extension of the rails 75 of the portions 71 and 73 and of which two sections 89 are located in the high position, in the extension of the rails 77 of the portions 71 and 73.
  • Each rail section 87, 89 is fitted with a rolling plate 91 similar to the rolling plates 81 fitted, the rails of portions 71 and 73.
  • the portion 85 and the portion 49 of the main conveyor 41 form a central part of crossing.
  • the vertical displacement of the central portion 85 is ensured by means of a mechanism lifting.
  • This mechanism includes, for each section rail 87, 89, a pivoting support 93 which is mounted on the carrying structure of the conveyor 41 to pivot around a axis 95 substantially perpendicular to the general direction of this conveyor.
  • the pivoting support 95 is also articulated to a link 97 around an axis 99 parallel to and distant from the axis 95.
  • This link 97 extends towards the bottom and has a slide at its lower end 101 which is mounted to slide on a slide 103 integral with the carrying structure of the conveyor 41 substantially parallel to the direction of this conveyor.
  • These ends of the rods 97 are further connected two to two by a rod 105.
  • This rod is articulated by each from its ends to the ends of the rods 97 which are associated with rail sections 87 and 89 adjacent to a same secondary portion 71, 73.
  • the displacement of each pair of slides 101 connected by the same rod 105 is controlled by an operating rod 105 which is articulated, by one of its ends, at the lower end of the link 97 associated with the rail section 87, and by its other end to a lever 107 which is mounted to pivot on a hollow bar 109 secured to the support structure of the portion 45 of the conveyor 41.
  • the lever 107 is integral in rotation with an axis 111 mounted to pivot at the interior of the hollow bar 109 and controlled in rotation by a lever 113, itself articulated, by one end opposite, to an operating rod 115 of a control 117 such as for example a hydraulic cylinder or pneumatic.
  • Each of the portions 71 and 73 includes a means pallet drive 55.
  • This drive means here consists of a sliding carriage 115 mounted on the corresponding portion to slide in the direction of this portion.
  • the support 115 here comprises two slides 117 mounted on associated slides 119 which guide the carriage 115 when it slides.
  • the carriage 115 is driven by a motor organ which is here produced in the form of a rail 121 on which slides a shoe 123 coupled to a drive mechanism such as a chain (not visible in the figures) driven by a motor (not visible in the figures) and arranged inside the rail 121 or a pneumatic jack.
  • Pallet 55 also has hooking means 125, 127, 129, 131 peripherals respectively arranged, when the pallet 55 is located on the part central, opposite each of the portions 45, 47, 71 and 73.
  • the attachment means 125, 127 are homologous one on the other and are engaging and disengaging during a vertical movement of the pallet carried by the rails 87, 89 with the corresponding attachment means 127, 125 of an adjacent pallet carried by the rails 51, 53 of the conveyor 41.
  • these attachment means are made in the form of two hooks attached to each uprights 61 and arranged to carry out a hanging by form cooperation.
  • the hooks 127 thus have a 127.1 end of cylindrical shape, while the hooks 125 have a shaped end 125.1 ring of complementary shape, open towards the end 127.1 hooks 127.
  • the attachment means 129, 131 associated with portions 71 and 73 can be engaged and disengaged during vertical displacement of the pallet carried by the rails 87, 89 with homologous hooking means 133 fitted to the carts 115.
  • the means of attachment 129 and 131 are produced in the form of two hooks identical to hooks 125 and are mounted on two projecting beams 135 integral with the uprights 61 of the pallet 55, while the hooking means 133 are made in the form of two hooks identical to hooks 127 of the pallet 55.
  • the hooks 129 and 131 from the pallet 55 and the hooks 133 from the carriages 115 are arranged so that when the pallet 55 is located on the central portion 49 of the conveyor 41 and that the central portion 85 is in the low position, the hooks 129 and 131 are disengaged from hooks 133, and that when the central portion 85 is in the high position and raises the pallet 55 to the height of the portions 71, 73, the hooks 129, 131 are engaged with the hooks 133 of either of the 115 carts, as it will be better explained later.
  • the change device of pallets is equipped with three pallets identical to the pallet 55, a pallet being placed on the conveyor 41, while the other two pallets are placed on the portions 71 and 73.
  • the pallets on the portions 71 and 73 are coupled to the carriage 115 associated with these portions by their hooks 129, 131 which are engaged with the hooks 113 of these carriages.
  • the 115 carts are located in a remote position away from the conveyor 41.
  • the carriage 115 pushes the pallet to which it was attached on the rails 87, 89 of the central portion 85 which have previously placed in the upper position.
  • the rails 87, 89 of the central portion 95 are then moved by the lifting mechanism to come in their low position and thus place the pallet they support on the rails 51, 53 of the central portion 49 of the conveyor 41.
  • the fingers 69 of the carriage 65 are folded back, so that the connection of this carriage with the pallet 55 is broken.
  • the carriage 65 slides independently of the pallet 55 to be placed below the palette located on the central portion 49.
  • the fingers 69 are deployed and are engaged inside the associated accommodation (not visible) bars 63 of the pallet to make a coupling positive of the carriage 65 with this pallet.
  • the carriage 65 slides towards portion 45 to bring the pallet which was initially located on the central portion 49, on the portion 45 and to bring the pallet 55, which was initially located on the portion 47 on the portion central 49.
  • the rails 87, 89 of the central portion 85 are placed by the lifting mechanism in their high position and thus lift the pallet 55 to place it at the height of portions 71 and 73.
  • the hooks 125 of this pallet are disengaged from the hooks 127 of the pallet located on the portion of track 45 of the conveyor 41, while the hooks 129 of the pallet 55 are engaged with the hooks 133 of the associated carriage 115 to portion 71.
  • Pallet 55 is then coupled to the carriage 115 and the latter slides away from the conveyor 41 to slide the pallet 55 over the portion 71.
  • the rails 87, 89 of this central portion are lowered to their low position.
  • the palette located on the conveyor can slide freely along this one.

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EP96901029A 1995-01-10 1996-01-08 Dispositif de croisement de convoyeurs a palettes et dispositif de changement de palette pour convoyeur a palettes Expired - Lifetime EP0801628B1 (fr)

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FR9500197A FR2729126A1 (fr) 1995-01-10 1995-01-10 Dispositif de croisement de convoyeurs a palettes et dispositif de changement de palette pour convoyeur a palettes
PCT/FR1996/000026 WO1996021611A1 (fr) 1995-01-10 1996-01-08 Dispositif de croisement de convoyeurs a palettes et dispositif de changement de palette pour convoyeur a palettes
CA002209774A CA2209774A1 (fr) 1995-01-10 1997-07-08 Dispositif de croisement de convoyeurs a palettes et dispositif de changement de palette pour convoyeur a palettes

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